Hip Hop Gaming Ethos

Considering the vast amount of video games that have been produced, relatively few can be labeled Hip Hop Gaming. The most popular to date have been Def Jam Icon, 50 Cent: Bulletproof, Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight for New York, and Parappa the Rapper. With the exception of Parappa, characteristics of the Hip Hop Gaming ethos have centered around the following:
– Violence: whether with weaponry or in hand-to-hand combat, violence is central to the Hip Hop ethos
– Defending one’s self, clique, and/or territory
– Power
– Wealth
– Looking at/Getting Women (in some cases)